The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-07-10
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thorough, one of which shall be at the pos.
d #5ffice thereof, and also published in at
IN east two of the newspapers printed and
rMpublished OF circulating in the borough; if
10 objection be so filed within the time re-
3 hurried therefor, then the mayor and coun-
#il cav proceed TO consider the improve
,& II ordinance; but if objections be fled
4 &me shall he fixed for hearing the same,
10 - those objecting notified thereof in
v EsEiDg.
3 X And be it enacted, That after the
d Sage of such ordinance any and all
) Miher acts and proceedings necessary to
y Bmplete the improvement contemplated
& By section one hereof shall be by resolu-
4ion.
4. And be il enacted, That the mayor
and council shall ascertain the whole
amount Of the cost and expenses of
SAID Improvement and shall cause to be
made a just and equitable assessment
thereof upon the lands and real estate
penefted thereby in proportion to the
#enefits received thereby, and no lands or
Xkal estate shall be assessed beyond bent
!; and in case the costs ami expenses of
~ im provement shall exceed the benefits,
The excess shall be paid out of the general
Hroad tax.
5. And be it enacted, That the mayor
land council shall appoint three disinteres,-
ed resident freeholders of said borough
(residing in different wards, if the borough
be diyiued into wards), commissioners to
make the assessment OF the costs and ex-
2penses OF such improvement or work In
the manner herein contemplated.
g. And be 1t enacted, That the said
commissioners, before they enter upon
Their duties, shall take an oath or affirma-
ton before the mayor or borough clerk to
make the said assessment impartially, &C.
cording TO the best of their skill, Judgment
and understanding
z. And be it enacted, That the said
commissioners shall make report, in
writing of the assessments so made and
of the excess (if any of the costs over ben
efits, and before proceeding to sign said
report, shall file the same ia the borough
clerks Office, and shall give notice of the
time and place when and where the parties
interested can be heard by the coInmi :
sioners, which notice shall be posted in
three of the most public places in the
borough, one of which shall be at the post
post office thereof, and also published in
4 at least two of the newspapers printed or
\ published or circulating IN the borough,
4 and after hearing the parties, the said
commissioners shall proceed to correct
Hhd complete the report and sign the same
Zhd return said report with ali objections
resented to them in writing, and the said
" port shall be brought before the mayor
s ID council by the borough clerk at the
Next r. gular M eting after The same Is flied
and the mayor and council shall fix time
for the examination and confirmation Of
said report aud shall give like notice there
z94of and in the manner provided in this
section for hearings before the said COM
mlssioners, and the mayor and council, at
the.time fixed therefor, shall examine the
matter and correct said report aud assess
ment and ratify the same, and every report
so ratified shall be final and conclusive, and
the .assessn ents so made shall thereupon
become and remain q first and paramount
zen upon and against the lands and real
btate SO assessed until paid.
AIS, And be it enacted, That upon the
M confirmation of said report the borough
e flerk shall make an abstract of such assess
M hent and record the same in book kept
" or that purpose, and after so recording
laid abstract shall deliver the same to the
collector, who shall proceed thereon III the
same manner as provided by law for the col
lection of taxes.
9. And be it enacted, That in case an
of the said assessments are not paid within
ninety days after the date of confirmation
u the mayor and council shall proceed to
( collect the same by issuing their warrant
J assessed in the same manner and to the
( isame effect in all things as provided in and
tby an act entitled "a further act concern
inc taxes. making the same a frs lien on
If real estate. and TO authorize sales for the
K payment of the same approved M arch
} fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy
10. And be it enacted, That the mayor
/ and council shall have authority to Issue
certificates of Indebtedness TO al amount
| not exceeding the cost of nvlmproyement
contemplated in and by this act, and IF
section seven of supplement to the act
to which this is a supplement-, which sup
plement was passed March eleventh, one
Thousand eight hundred and eighty Ave,
and in anticipation of the collection of the
assessments made or to be made therefor,
which certificates shall be redeemable after
one year from date, and payable in five
wears. and shall draw such rate of interest
not exceeding SIX per centum per anLum,
as may be advisable; provided, however,
the aggregate amount of such certificates
shall never exceed two and one-half per
J centum of the assessed valuation of the
. real estate within the borough, and that all
moneys recs ived from any such assess
4 nents shall be held and only applied to-
J ward the payment of SAID certificates OF
y indebtedness.
II. And be it enacted, That the mayor
and council shall cause an assessors map
{ of the borough to be made, among Other
,Atbings aho wing the location and width of
y zach street, roau or avenue, and of each
individual lot of land or premises, and
cause the same to be nv hbered or other
wise designated thereon, and may for that
s purpose, issue certificates of Indebtedness
for the cost thereof, redeemable after three
years and payable in seven years from
date, together with such rate of int Fest
not excepting six per cent. per annum, as
may be advisable
IL. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall